Bag-tying machine.



A. M. BATES.

BAG YYING MACHSNE.

APPLICATION man MY :0. I915.

Patented July 16, 1918.

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A. M. BATES.

BAG TYING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED Ill-W10. 1915. 1,272,603.

Invanfor J dfi 1y 3$ A. M. BATES.

BAG TYING MACHWL APPLICATION FILED MAY '0. pans.

Patented July 16, 1918.

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BAG mun MACHINE.

AFPUCATIQN FILED MAY1U l l5- 1 ,272,603. Patented July 16, 1918.

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A. M. BATES.

BAG IYING MACHWE.

APPLICATION men MAY$0.1915.

Patented July 16, 1918.

A. M. BATES.

BAG TYING MACfilNE.

APPLKCM'IGN FILED HD0110. I9l5- 1 ,272,603. Patented July 16, 1918 2 SHEETS-SHEET fi.

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BAG IYING MACHQNE. APPLiCATtON FILED MAY 10 m5.

Patented July 16, 1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADELJJLL'R M. BATES, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNOR TO BATES VALVE imu uum- PANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

BAG-TYING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1918.

Application flied May 10, 1915. Serial No. 27,002.

chines, of which the following is a specilication,

My invention relates to improvements in bag-tying machines. and has for one object to provide means for first forming a tie, and then applying the tie so formed to and twisting it about the neck of a bag to close the bag. in such manner that the tie is never released by the machine until it is released with the bag. Another-object of my invention is to provide means for rapidly tying up and closing the necks of bags. Another object of my invention is to provide means for suitably controlling and handling a bag tie after it: is formed and before it has been applied to the neck of the bag. Other objects of my invention will appear in the specification. The invention is illustrated more or less diagrainniatically in the accompanying drawings, \vherein- Figure 1 is a front elevation.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation in part section.

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 33 of Fi 2 Fi is a section alon the line 4-l ot a Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section along the line 55 of Fin 3 Fig. ti is a section along the line 6() ot Fig. 2.

Fu LIS a section alon the line 7-7 of 1.. *7

Fig. 8 is a detail d plan view ot one of the bag holding pockets. Fig. 9 is a section along the line 5)!;) oi Fig. H.

Fig. 10 is a detail in elevation of a portion of the twisting spindle.

Fig. 11 is a detail on an enlarged scale 'in elevation of a portion of thetieforniing means.

Fig. 1:! is a section along the line lid-12 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a detailed one of the ties.

Fig. 14 is ti section along the line-j14;14 of Fig. 11; A

perspective view of screw 133 Fig. 15 is a section along the line l515 of .Fig. 11. Fig. 16 is a diagram indicating the timing of the'ditferent operations in terms of PEYO lntions ot' the main timing gear.

Fig. 17 is a plan view of a portion of the tie tLeeding means.

Fig. 18 is a section of Fig. 17.

Fig. 19 is a section of Fig. 17.

Fig. 20 is a section of Fig. l1. 7

Like parts are indicated by the same letter in all the figures.

A is a combined housing. support. and cloalong the line lt\'18 along the line ]91) along the line 20-20 sure. It carries the wire tie forming and feeding devices, the bag supporting and feeding device, and the tying or twisting mechanism. It contains the driving and controlling mechanism for all these devices.

Since my machine is expected to manufacture or prepare the ties and then apply them to the bag without losing control of them. it is obvious that. theformation of, the tie. the feeding of the formed tie to the bag. and the twisting of the tie around the bag must be closely correlated so that there will be no loss or disarrangeinent of the ties, and no interruption in the supply of ties. This close correlation of all the operations is obtained by the use of a single master timing gear A mounted on and rotating with a shaft A supported in a main hearing A. This gear isxdriven by an electric inotor A operating through a chain of reduc- Tie formi/q meokamls-m.

The wire B is led over the guide pulley B. passes between the feed rolls B. 1 and through the guide block B. and across the table 15. The table B is substantially the same length as the tie blank. The larger feed roll is of such diameter that about one half its circumference is substantially equal to the same, length. This feed roll B as indicated in Fi 13 is mounted on a sleeve l-' in an adjusta e split bearing B. the hearing B gtprovided with an adjusting whereby thesleeve B32 is clamnbd sulliriently to prevent backlash. The inside of the roll Ii is provided with two diametrii-ally opposed shoulders l3 adapted to be engaged by a pawl B on the driving disk it. This driving disk is mounted on a shaft lig tree to rotate in the sleeve B and can l \'lll at its opposed end a pinion B". This pinion is in mesh with a segment 15 of slu-h size that the pinion makes one half revolution for each full movement of the segment. The roll B is mounted on a lfiellcrank lever B", and is thrust toward the sin-fare of the feed roll B by a spring l3 adjustable by means of the rap screw B to rontrol the tension (ii-pressure between the two rolls.

The table B is provided in its surface with a groove C, parallel with the line along which the wire is fed to the table. The talile is also transversely slotted indieatwl at (H and in these slots are slidably mounted the feed bars (1 These feed hars carry wire-engaging hooks (7", 2 whirh are adapted to grip the tie blank and feed it laterally to the groove. This sliding teed movement of the reciprocating teed bars C is caused by the reriprocation of the links acting through the rock levers l1", shafts ("K and the links C the latter being, as shown. slidably and pivotally connected to the ends oi the feed bars C. The spring lingers overhang the groove They are upwardly curved at their ends, so that the wire when fed forward by the hooks C. may pass beneath them. Their function is to hold the wire in the groove, and prevent its return with the rearward reeiproeation of the feed bars C. C are stops carried by the table B in order to prevent displaeenn-nt ot' the blank in the Wrong dirertion by the rearward movement of the feed strips before the blank is engaged by the hooks C.

I) is a crank mounted on the shaft A It drives a conneeting rod D. and this conneeting rod in turn drives a rrosslu-ad IF. The crosshead l) carries the guide rods 1), the upper ends of which carry a driving head D. D is a yoke supported on the driving head D. This yoke has downwardly projecting therefrom guide pins 1). and these guide pins are slidable in the l'JOSSGS D on the presser foot D. Coil springs D are interposed lit-t ween the preset-r foot D and the yoke I), and surround the ins D". The presser foot I) is of eourse at apted to move toward and from the table B in unison with the movement of the yoke and driving head. The presser foot D" is slotted as at l) to span the feed bars (l and the retaining fingers C". D" is a driving lug projecting from the presser foot I)". and to which are pivoted the links (1. so that as the presser foot moves up and down, the reciprocating feed bars G will move back and forth in their grooves or slots in the table Ii. U is a guide bar irojerting upwardly from the presser foot. y, slidable through the boss I)" in the yoke I)", and I) is a nut on the upper end of this pin to limit the downward movement of the iressel' foot with respert to the yoke.

Tie segment I5" is mounted on a lever E, which lever is pivoted on the brarket I and in slidable and rotatable engagement at its free end with the yoke l). The links E, I are pivoted at. their lower ends each on a bracket E on the frame A, and are slidably and pivotally eonneeted'at their upper ends to the yoke I)", so that as the yoke moves up and down, these links rotate about their pivotal points on the frammand thus operatias levers to move bark and forth the header blot-ks it, wlnrh are (on m-vled to the levers b the links H. Thus, a toggle i-tlert is obtained. and th header blot-ks are moved forward with great i oi't'e tonillil tlnlnlllt it. These l)l.)('l\'b' l? are slidabhalong guid s ii. and rarry header dies I? (hopped at either end as imlirated at 1C. 'lhese header dies are held removably in position in the block by the rlamping serews E", and the adjusting st-rews E'. The presser foot I) and the table B" are both out out and enlarged as shown at l5". l5". so that when the presser fool is in position on the table a t' \;'lindrieal ('hamher is formed into whit-h the header die may penetrate. the end ol the wire. of course. prop-rt ine' out into such chamber tree from the walls tlit'rt-ot so that, as the two header dies are thrust into the two rhamhers, one on either end ot the wire. the ends of the wire or blank will be vurrrd about or upset into the shape hown in hint ill to form the heads of tilt. tit.

As the presser l'oot (lest-ends. the hook l. pivotally mounted thereon. is thrust into po- Silion beneath the tail I on the guideblork Ii by the spring l. l)(.ttlll5(* the downward movenn-ut ot' the presser tool will disengage the tailpiere I ol' the lever l".t'rom the stop l fl thus leaving the hook tree to take hold of the guide l)l()t'l( it. As the presser toot. goes up. the hook will rause the guide block it" to rotate through a rrrtain limited angle, and the wire passing'tiruugh thal guide lJlUt'h will be thrust against the knife F and rut oft. The lever 1* will then engage the stop and further upward movement of the presser tool will release the guide block from the hook and permit it to be returned to its normal position by the spring F,

leaving the blank in position resting upon the ta do It ready to he moved or manipulated by the machine. fThe upward movement of the presser lotit will also eause a reverse movement of the feed bars C bring ing the hooks t bark of the blank and ready to engage it.

hooks hold the tie .Each of these springs is cut out at The ties are formed, and as formed lie in a position parallel to the position in which they are to be seized and manipulated by the tie twisting and bag tying mechanism, but in order to have room to operate. it necessary that they be formed at a point removed from the point at which they are to be used. The feed strips are therefore used to feed the ties by a mnnber of steps from the point where they are made to the point where they are used. In my preferred form, this is done by two move ments of the completed tie. It might be done by a greater or less number of move ments depending altogether on the proportions of the machine. The feed strips are provided with the hooks F. These books are so positioned with respect to the strips that the distance from the hook C to the hooks F the same as the distance from the groove C to the line along which the wire is fed to the machine. As the teed strips are thrown back after the formation of the tie. these hooks are passed beyond the formed tie. the tie being held in position by the springs C". The hooks then engage the tie, and when the presser foot commences to descend, the tie is carried forward by the hooks until it engages the spring books I". These spring hooks slide upon spring plates F attached to the ends of the feeding strips C and when the strip next recedes. these and prevent its return. They hold it until the hooks F on the spring plates F engage the tie. and then on the next forward movement of the strips. these blanks are fed forward to the bag tying dcvice.

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(i is a rotatably mounted bag carrying table slotted about its periphery as indicated at G. In each of these slots is niountcd a bag holding U-sbaped member (l and in each member is a flat ba holding spring til. the ends andoverlaps as indicated at ti. so that when a bag is fed by the operator between the guide fingers (i the bag will be fed between the two springs. pressing them apart to afford its passage. As the bag is fed into the pocket formed by the two cut-out springs it will be puckered therein. and firmly clamped in position in the puckered form ready for tying. it will be understood that there might be any number of bag-feeding spring lingers. so that any number utopcrators might be employed to keep the p ate (i filled with bags. and each bag holder would always before entering the machine. have a bag in it. The table (i is rotated bv a cam G on the master timing gear A. This cam is in opposition to a cam roller (i on a rocker arm G the rocker arl being rigidly mounted on a shaftG :0 that for -ing gear, the rock shaft will make dog (i in the end of it in the path of the each complete revolution of the master tim one oscilcnd of this shaft ti" ear- (l" and a spring ratchet in opposition to the teeth G carried by the table (it. The spring G operates to hold the roller against the surface of the master gear, thus causing areturn movement of the ratchet lever after each forward movement of the bag table. Thus the bag table makes one forward step to each revolution of the master gear. The operator who is placing the bags in the bag table thus has. as the time in which to do this act. the time occupied by .the master gear in making one complete revolution.

After each forward movement of the table, n not yet tied bag is found in the position shown in Fig. H. ready to have a tie twisted about it. At the same time. the downward movement of the presser foot will have caused the spring feed plate to carry a tie forward under the hooks ll. into the position shown at ll. Soon after that time the hooks H which are mounted on a twisting bar H", are drawn back. passing on either side of the crimped neck of the bag. the wire being thus bent about the bag neck in a substantial U-shape. This is done by the rotation of the pinion H engaging the teeth H on the shaft H This pinion is mounted on a shaft H. the lower end of which carries a gear H" in mesh with a pinion H on sl'iaft It. H" is a cam on the shaft H. l1a\'- ing a deep notch H This notch is engaged by a cam roller ll. thrust thereinto by a spring ll. so that the shaft H. even. if slightly displaced from the proper position of rest with the roller in the bottom of the notch. will be yieldingly returned thereto by a pressure of the spring. This applies. of course, only to slight accidental displacements of the shaft and not to the positively driven operative movement now to be described.

l. l. are two pinions on the lower end of the shaft H. ()ne of them lies in thrpath ot the mutilated external gear l'-'. the other mutilated internal gear I. so that as the two mutilated gears rotate in a counter clockwise direction as indicated by the arrow. the internal gear will first rotate the shaft H to withdraw the twisting books as above pointed out. and later the mutilated external gear will engage the smaller pinion to return the twisting hooks to their position as shown in Fig. 14. These two gears l. I. are driven by a shaft I, which in turn carries a miter gear I in mesh with the miter gear I in the master gear A. These two miter gears are the same size, 'so' that the two miter gears make each one revolution for the one of the master gear, and thus there is one forward and one backward movement for ea h revolution of the master lation. The upper ries a ratchet arm 'lhzil, when liio lwisiing IUil lnm lwvn with- (li'nwn. llumin will ill ilnit tnnv lniw rohiivlllopi-rinitllio l'il li l(){'(1ll!(' inlo fily'ztg'l" mun! with the twisting: lmi'. A! tlnil iinn-ilw )iHiUll ,1 will (HHH into Ililslk 'llll lln' innli- :itml -our l lllil lliv wliul'i J ill hr in tziti-il iii-.1 vnuntwr i-loi'liw 1* (lil'il ifllh :iv in di uiwl l lln- :n-i'on. Tlin by IHLPHEH ol' llm pin is Filming ilir hliiifl. il in a rlovlm'iw iliri-v i n. iliv iniloi' grin .1" living; in inwli niiii iliv lnilol pinion .l on till groin J. \ilil viiliw :in n m'zu'il llHHlllliiil of [la -wl: ii, i|lll iliilnill ill;:l' Elli l' i-iill3f lain (u I'nlzliw F mini lln iiii :ilimll iii! nl 01 l iil ng Lill l l lnil l ala lwm' in wil up in HIV 031.5 of 1m" i'\l'lli filillilli llilfl 5 la rolnli-d inn-i1 ll ilni lluwliliill M nn m Figri, 3 mi l 7. mini will now (lw ifillliv in press lliu i'in'k l)1i 'l(. lllilm iiiwngnging' il lJUlll from its (1Tl\'lll""fi ll' :nnl l'i'oni llw lWlSllIig' rod or spindlen 'l'ln' riwli'. will tln-n liino longer suppm'lml. :illil will rlmp hawk to its original position. living insliionvil :ii lliv. (and of its fall by Hi0 spring .5". Previous to llllS ilisvngngonwnf of llnr:l(l\' howovm', the twisting ['Oki will haw lwisn n lnmod from the twisting position to the position it proviously omrnpiml before Hi0 fir. was bent about tho hag. The table will then rotate, and the opoi-mion he ltjriillld.

K, so that after lne driving lll'A'lHHHFilkl has rotated the table to ii proni-r PUSH-NHL it will be yieldingly lHlil mill posilionml by this sin or pin to insnri 111v ncvni'nlinlin ing of t e parts.

The twisting rod or spindle is provided Tin largo ninnln-i' of iiilfui ni, nnvl-ione of fin (illli'l'till iiill'lr ol llio niiii'hino wliioli llillwl i-oiipi-i'nliin HHil'l to perform tho not of n'l-nzn'iny' fl tilu l'm ilingr ii forward. and in now it nlmnt, lln' 1mg make it: noror ll ll!" linnof ninnlx-r o'l lho ililimvnl i-irm-nwnin lo (H'illzlll. 'ilninzuxiiin is .i. i'oniirnirnily o 'wi'nting nnv. and div HHlf-llC'i nning ,u n in always rolnttil al n fixml SiH H 'liiv will :H'i liinfiil. lilmi (luring; mil: Hilifi'lt i'ohn'im; o" ilw nmqlrr liming? your Fl li-liinll i-- lwi :inil i'lli a, iii in i' vrnmii, lliiii ti iisi-- l0 will t'\ 'i -\{m' i iw W": l= of ill" 'lff. in will: llni! ngof llw ilillm'vm Mi and ll'llill 'h'- mi liimoily llll lil rllllltl. l have Rliown in Fig." if? H llilfll'liillllhll'ii :nnznlnr lay out of ilnrotation ol tho nmsiviliming gear, and iii'viilml it up inlo :iHQHlnl divisions IHPFQ willing (lie ili'Pl'w-i-nl 22118 n? nmronwnis of llw ilifl'oi'cnt park of line mavliino.

Tho diagram fi'll'llln llieiino marked ()--X represents lili'o posiiion of the parts; Al H11 beginning of a cyuliwill) all tho parts F'iliSllHillHlLV in tin PUhitiOl'l shown in the figures. particularly 1n the position shown in Figs. l1 and 14, expressed in terms of angular ilispliuonwnt ol 2 giviin poinl' 0n the nnwtor gain, Rllllillfi at a zero position will) the parts as shown in Fig. 11.

Thom ai'itwo main functions, niunely. 11h foi-inii'ig'of the tin, and the. wrapping of tho lie about lliie. bag. The first of thOSD functions may he sub-divided into the forming of the. blank. and the forming of the tie tlli'lllfi'flllh During the first half rwolni'ion u of tho nmr-itgr gvzn'. l'lio wire is being I'm! out across H10 table. linmedial'vly after llil 0nd of the feeding movement, the wire is ll.

off during the interval 7). The blank will lie on the table in the position left after the cutting movement until the com tiletion of the revolution of the master timing gear, that is. during the interval c. Sometime during the intervals I), c, the feeding strips will pass back so that the first feeding hooks engage the blank, and at the commencement of the second revolution the blank will be fed forward into the groove in the table, so that at the end of the interval (1. and during the interval a. the blank lies in position being gripfi'ed by the presscr foot ready for heading. )uring the interval 7' the head is formed, the process being completed at the end of the first half of the second revolu- During the next tion of the timing gear.

the presser foot is half revolution interval 1], rising, and the feed strips are moving back so that the second hook can engage the formed tie. it will be understood that this process does not necessarily consun'ie the entire time, but nothing else is happening to the tie during that time, the tie being all the time at rest. At the end of the second oom plete revolution of the master timing gear, the tie is then at rest in the groove, so'that at the commencement of -the third revolution, during the interval /l the tie will be fed forward to the intermediate position between the tie forming mechanism and the twisting meehanism.' The tie stays there during the remainder of the complete revolution of the timing gear, and on the next complete revolution will be moved forward during-a corresponding interval h to a position where it is ready to be seized by the twisting hooks. The tie is at rest in front of the twisting hooks during the interval 1', and during the interval the twister moves backward bending the wire about the neck of the bagin a substantially U-shaped position. During this interval. but terminating short of the endof the interval, as indicated for instance by'j the rack will have engaged the twisting spindle. During the interval is, the. tie, spindle. and rack are all at rest.

During the interval. 1, the rack ascends, twisting the tie about the bag. During theinterval m, the twister without rotation is moved forward to its original position, disengaging itself from the tie, and leaving the tie and the bag at rest. During the lattcr part of the interval m, for ins nce during the interval a, the twisting rac will be disengaged by the cam. During t e interval 0, the table will be rotated one step.

' I have not shown this diagram with ab-s s'olute angular accuracy, but ,it is close enough to indicate the way in which the three general movements,namely, the blank forming, the tie forming, and the wire t ing movements,overlap, and it also sliows the way in which one or two other minor movements overlap on. the whole. -I have not indicated the disengagement of the bag from the table, nor the feeding of the hag to the ta le in the timing diagram, since this might take place at any time, and would in no wise aflect the timing of the other movements. It will be understood that the intermediate position wherein the tie is allowed to rest, one tie in the forming device, one tie in te twisting device, and one between, is only necessitated by the exigencies of design; but if it is desired to separate the forming and twisting devices, more intermediate ties would be used, or if desired to bringthem closely together in use, this position would be dispensed with.

I claim:

1. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a tie, means for puckering the neck of a bag, means for feeding the tie to the bag, and for twisting it about the neck thereof.

2. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a tie, means for puckering the neck of a bag, means for 'feeding the tie to the bag, and loop and then a bag.

3. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a tie, means for puckermg the neck of a ha cred bag and the formed tie forwardly to a common meeting point, and means for twisting the tie about the puckered neck of the bag. t

4. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a tie, means for puckering the neck of a bag, means for feeding the puck cred bag and the formed tie forwardly to a common meeting point, means for bending the tie'into U-shape about the puckered neck of the bag and for twisting it to tighten it thereupon.

5. A- bagtying machine comprising mean for forming artie, means for puekering the neck of a he means for feeding the puckered bag and the'formefl tie forwardly to so that there is alwa 3' means for bending it into :1 twisting it about the neck of means for feeding the, pUCka common meeting point, means for'bending the tie into U-shape about the puckered neck of the bag and for twisting it to tighten it thereupon, and means for discharging the tied bag.

6. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a he, means for puckerlng the neck of a bag, means for positively holding and feeding the puckered baa; and the formed tie forwardly boa common meeting point, and meansfor twisting the tie about a means the for p '"tively old-,-

point, means for bending the tie into U- shape about the puckered neck of the bag and for twisting it; to tighten it thereupon.

8. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a tie, means for puekering the neck of a bag, means for positively holding, and feeding the puckered bag and the formed tic forwardly to u con'nuon meeting, point, means for bending the tie into U- shape about the puckered neck of the bag and for twisting it to tighten it thereupon, and means for discharging the tied bag.

9. A hag tying machine comprising means fontorming' a tie, means for puckeriug the neck of a bag. means for feeding the tie to the bag and for twisting it about. the neck Ilurrwit. and a master timing and driving member. and means for driving all of said operating means in coordination therefrom.

It). A bag tying machine comprising means tor forming a tic, means tor puckering the neck of a but, means for feeding the lie to the ha r, and means for bending it into a loop and then twisting it about the neck of a bag, and a master timing and driving member, and means for driving all of said operating means in coordination therefrom.

11. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a tie, means for puckering the neck of a bag, means for feeding the puckered bag'and the formed tie forwardly to a connnon meeting point and means for twisting the tie about the puckered neck of the has, and a nuister timing); and driving member, and means for driving all of said operating means in coordination therefrom.

12. A bag t \'in, machine comprising means for forming a tie means for puckeriue the neck of a bag. means for feeding the puckered bag and the formed tie forwardly to a common meeting point, means forlicnding the tie into U-shaptabout the puckered neck of the bag am] for twisting it to tighten it thereupon. and a master timin r and driving member. and means for driving all of said operating meansin coordination therefrom.

13. A bug tying machine omprising means for forming: a tie. means for puckering the neck of a bag. means for feeding the puckered bag and the formed tic forwardly to a comnron meeting point. mcam for bonding the tie into u shapc about the puckered neck of the bag and for twisting it to tighten it thereupon, and means for discharging the tied barn and a master timing and driving niembeig and means for driving all of said operating means in coordimition therefrom.

14. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming, a tie. means for pitcher-- ing thc neck of a bag. means for po itively holding and feeding the puckered bag and then-formed tie forwardly to a common meeting point, audumean's'tor twisting'the tie about, the puckered neck of the bag, and a master timing and driving n'icn'ibcr, and means for driving all of said operating means in coordination therefrom.

15. A bag tying machine comprising means for forming a tie, means for puckerinr the neck of a bag. means for positively holding and feeding the puckered bag and the formed tie forwardly to a common meeting point, means for bending the tie into U- shape about the puckered neck'ot the bag and for twisting it to tighten it thereupon, and a master timing and driving member, and means for driving all of said ope-rating means in coordination therefrom.

10. A bag tying machine comprising, means for forming a tie, means for put-ken ing the neck of a bag, means for positivcl holding; and feeding the pucker d bag and the formed tic forwardly to a common meet ing point means for bending the tie into U shape about the puckered neck of the 'butf and tor twisting it to tighten it thereupon, and means for discharging the tied bag, and a master timing and driving member, and means for driving all of said operating means in coordination therefrom.

17. A rotarv bag fcediug plate the periphery of which is provided with a series of separate bagcontaining pockets and yielding bar holding means within each of said pockets, said means comprising a substantially U-shape spring, the free arms of the spring being bent across one another and then bent back to form a normally closed spring clamp for the ba".

18. A rotary bagfeeding plate the periphcrv of which is provided with a series of separate bagrontaining pockets. hag guide means arranged radially about said plate open for discharge of the bin; into said hag holding means.

11). A rotary bagfeeding plate the pe "riphcry of which is provided with a seriesof separate bag! -containing pockets and yielding baaholding means within each of said pockets, bag guide means arranged radially about said plate open for discharge of the bag into said bag-holding means.

20. A rotary lain-feeding plate the periphcrv of which is provided with a series of separate bag-containing pockets and yielding lain-holding means within each of said pockets, said means comprising a substantially Ujshape sprin j. the tree arms of the spring being bent across one another and thcu bent back to form a normally closed spring; clamp for the bag, bag guide means arranged radially about said plate open for discharge of the bag into said bag-hold mg: means. i 21. ,A tie forming" machine comprising a table having a grooved surface, means for feeding a length of wire onto said table, means for cutting it. ofl' to form a blank, means for feeding the blank to the groove.

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means for holding it and upsetting the ends thereof to form a tie, and means for feeding the tie away from the groove.

A tie forming machine comprising a table having grooved surface, means for feeding a length of wire onto said table, means for cutting it off to form a blank, means for feeding: the blank to the groove, means for holding it and upsetting the ends thereof to form a tie, and means for feeding the tie away from the groove, the holding means comprising a presser foot free to move to and from the table, a supporting and driving member for the presser foot, and a driving connection therefrom for the upset means. i

23. In a tie forming machine. a surface upon which the tie blank is adapted to rest. a presser foot and means for moving the presser foot toward and holding-it against the surface to hold the blank in position, and a yielding connection between said Presser foot and its supporting means to permit movement thereof after the foot has seated,

and means responsive to suvh further movement for upsetting the ends of a blank to form a tie.

24. In a tie forming machine, a surface upon which the tie blank is adapted to rest, a presser foot and means for moving the pres-seifoot toward and holding it against the surface to hold the blank in position, and a yielding connection between said presser foot and its supporting means to permit movement thereof after the foot has seated, and means responsive to such further move ment for upsetting the ends of a blank to form a tie, said means comprising a pair of head-forming dies one on either end of the blank and a toggle connection between them and the supporting means.

fln testimony whereof. I atlix my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 4th day of May, 1915.

ADELMER M. BATES. Witnesses BESSIE S. RICE, MINNIE M. LINDENAU. 

